Past Columns By Rita Braver

CBS News Sunday Morning Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the issues and asks some tough questions in her weekly column for CBS.com, The Braver Line. Following is a menu of previous columns that have appeared here.color>

A Cabinet That Looks Like America George W. Bush has confounded Democrats by picking a Cabinet that brings to mind a diversity commercial. Yet Dems are recoiling in horror at some of his choices, Rita Braver observes.

Now Playing In Florida Lights, camera, action! Florida is the setting for some true drama. CBS News Sunday Morning Correspondent Rita Braver reports.

Warning: Gridlock Ahead What a tight presidential race means for the future government taking the reins in Washington.

Farewell To An Entertaining Race Anticipating that the contest "Who Wants to Be a President" will be over soon, Rita Braver reflects on its entertainment value.

Decoding The Second AmendmentThe Bill of Rights provides a good foundation, Rita Braver says. But using it to inform a balanced view on gun regulation poses a challenge.

The Homecoming That Wasn't Company D's reservists went on 947 missions, killed at least 100 enemy soldiers and won 538 medals. But these Vietnam War soldiers were not ready for what awaited them back in America.

Leaping The Digital Divide It's a catchy phrase, but how wide is the gap beteen those who have online access and those who don't? Maybe it depends on which side of the divide you're on.

Matters Of Life And Death Northwestern University law students and others have been successful ferreting out some erroneously confined to death row. So is capital punishment always a poor choice?

Beyond The Right To Bear Arms Do a 3-year-old and a gun cabinet mix? Should police frisk someone for weapons based on a tip? Rita Braver contemplates guns and violence.

Revisiting Bradley If John McCain can break through the clutter and capture the popular imagination, why not Bill Bradley? After meeting with Bradley for the second time in six months, Rita Braver casts some doubt.

Driving While Black Or BrownPolice departments vehemently deny that it's their practice or policy. Maybe you doubt it really happens. Rita Braver explains what she learned while reporting on "racial profiling."

New Hampshire HindsightThough Rita Braver was not among the pack of reporters swarming the Granite State, she offers her insights into Tuesday's primary from afar.